Watanabe Nakasa finally spoke, commanding with a calm face.

"Two squadrons from the baggage squadron are drawn out to supplement the first squadron and the third and fourth squadrons, and the three and four squadrons are combined into one squadron, in order to ensure the combat effectiveness of the troops, we must have two full infantry squadrons in our hands!"

"The heavy machine gun has been reduced to a squad, and the other units remain the same!"

The adjutant hurriedly replied: "I will arrange it immediately." ”

After finishing speaking, the adjutant did not leave, hesitated for a moment and asked, "Sir, what should we do next after the mixed formation of the troops is completed?" ”

Watanabe glanced at the pocket watch on his wrist and replied, "If we don't fight today, we'll camp here at night!" ”

"The artillery will fight for another ten minutes, and then the whole army will retreat three hundred meters and occupy the high ground behind us and set up camp."

"We will continue to attack Dongtian Village after dawn tomorrow, and when the time comes, I will call for air support and ask Shangfeng to send planes to raze the village to the ground!"

"A village built of stone can withstand our artillery fire, but it certainly can't withstand the bombing of airplanes!"

"The plane covers the taking of Dongtian Village. If the independent battalion is still inside, kill them, and then continue to attack the headquarters of the 1st Division of the Eighth Route Army! ”

In the smoke-filled village, as soon as the explosion stopped, the deputy battalion commander Hong Linfeng rushed into the headquarters.

"Battalion commander, the devil has retreated, and the artillery has also retreated together!"

"A temporary defensive line is being built on a height of 500 meters outside the village. They must want to camp there tonight and wait until tomorrow to continue attacking us, or they will avoid us for the time being and go straight to the attack zone! ”

"Finally able to catch my breath!" The tired expression on Li Hao's face was immediately swept away.

Then he began to give orders: "The independent company will immediately dispatch and rush to the entrance of the village to keep an eye on the little devil for me, and report every move to me!" ”

"Other units began to clean up the battlefield and count casualties. The seriously wounded and prisoners were all handed over to the baggage company and sent back to the garrison overnight! ”

"I'll arrange it now!" Hong Linfeng commanded loudly, and then rushed out of the command headquarters in a hurry.

At the headquarters of the military division, several staff officers went in and out, and everyone had a serious face, and I won't say a word of nonsense.

At this moment, the chief of staff walked in: "Commander, the bait has been released!" ”

"I saw with my own eyes that the intelligence was sent out, the spies of the headquarters have been taken down, and the security department is interrogating!"

"Good!" The commander replied with a sigh of relief.

"Order the first, second and second brigades to move in place immediately, no accident, the specific location of our headquarters will reach the ears of the little devil before dawn tomorrow!"

"Their purpose in entering our base area is to eliminate our first division, and now that the headquarters of a division is in front of them, I don't believe they can remain indifferent and continue to march slowly!"

The chief of staff hesitated for a moment and reminded: "But commander, then our headquarters will be completely exposed to the devil!" ”

"I suggest that the command be transferred immediately! The little devils have aviation in addition to infantry, and if they send planes over to bomb us in advance, the losses will be great! ”

The commander shook his head and replied: "Don't be in a hurry, we will move after dawn, so as not to startle the snake!" ”

"No one dares to guarantee that there are any other little devils in the headquarters!"

After speaking, the commander shifted his gaze to the map: "Order the first brigade, the first battalion of the second brigade, and the guard company directly under the division, all move to this area to set up an ambush, and wait for the devils to kill!" ”

"The remaining two battalions of the second brigade are responsible for sending reinforcements!"

"As long as the little devil is fooled, be sure to kill the devil's attack force!"

"Chief of Staff, you divide eighty percent of the ammunition from the inventory of the military division, and let the guard company send it to the first brigade!"

Niutou Mountain, the only way for the Japanese army to kill the headquarters of the 1st Division.

The highway follows the foot of the mountain for five or six kilometers and is definitely an excellent location for ambushes.

The 1st Brigade of the 1st Division, which was the first to arrive here, had already begun to dig trenches and repair positions.

"Captain, the troops have been arranged, and all positions will definitely be repaired before dawn, and cover well, so as to ensure that the little devils will not find us when they come to us!" The Chief of Staff approached the group leader and reported.

"All machine gun fire must be as high as possible!" The Captain suggested.

"After the commander added three crooked handles to us a few days ago, the number of light machine guns in the whole brigade has reached 18, and there are also four heavy machine guns...... As long as all these machine gun firepower can be brought into play, it will definitely cause great damage to the Japanese army! ”

The chief of staff hurriedly replied: "Captain, rest assured, there are a total of eighteen light machine guns, and none of them are more than fifty meters from the road!" ”

"The heavy machine gun positions are also very well chosen, the four heavy machine guns are all within a hundred meters of the road, and they can cover a section of the road at least a hundred meters long from a high position!"

"The only problem now is that there is less ammo!"

The captain's brow furrowed, but he quickly regained his serious expression.

"If you don't have enough ammunition, you will use a bayonet, and no matter what the cost, you will eat the little devils who have entered our encirclement!"

"The little devil is too cautious and doesn't give us a chance at all. In order to force the little devil to go alone and create this ambush opportunity for us, the commander used himself as bait for the devil. ”

"Once this ambush fails, we will never have a chance to fool the little devils again!"

The chief of staff replied with a serious face: "I will immediately go and give an order: this battle is related to the life and death of our first division, and when the ammunition on the battlefield is exhausted, we will fight with the devil with bayonets, and if the bayonet is broken, we will smash it with stones, and win this battle at all costs!" ”

The chief of staff was just about to leave, and the commander of the guard company who was protecting the surroundings rushed over, looking excited!

"Captain, the guard company directly under the military subdivision has opened, and he was ordered to reinforce us, and he also brought a lot of ammunition!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the commander of the divisional guard company rushed to the captain, and then gasped and reported.

"Good chief, the divisional guard company was ordered to reinforce the 1st Brigade...... The commander said that from now on, the guard company will listen to the command of Captain Chen and participate in tomorrow's ambush battle! ”

"In addition, the division also asked me to bring 100 rounds of mortar shells, 1,000 grenades, 6,000 rounds of heavy machine gun bullets, and 80,000 rounds of ammunition for 65-caliber rifle machine guns!"

"Great!" The captain exclaimed with excitement on his face.

"With these ammunition, plus your guard company, our chances of winning this ambush battle are even higher!"

"Chief of staff, divide the ammunition immediately, tell all the battalion and company commanders, don't save ammunition for Lao Tzu in this ambush battle, give me a strong fight when I hear the order to shoot, and strive to kill half of the little devils in the first round of firepower!"

"The guard company directly under the division is the reserve of the whole army, ready to participate in the battle at any time!"

The commander of the guard company did not receive the order immediately, hesitated and replied: "Chief, I implore the guard company to participate in the battle directly!" ”

The captain didn't answer right away.

After all, the guard company is a unit directly under the military division, and it is also the commander of protection, if the casualties are too great to play the role of protecting the headquarters, and if there is any accident in the future, then he will be the sinner of the first division.

The commander of the guard company seemed to see the captain's concerns, and then added: "Don't worry, chief, this is also what the commander meant!" ”

"The commander said that the guard company is well equipped and has strong firepower, and if it directly participates in the battle, the first round of firepower strikes can cause casualties to most of the devils, which can greatly reduce the combat pressure and losses of other troops!"

"Well equipped and firepower?" The captain's first reaction was disbelief.

He knows very well the commander's personality, and when he has good equipment, the first thing that comes to mind is the front-line combat troops.

If I remember correctly, the last time I went to the headquarters, there was only one machine gun in the entire guard company, and the rifles were all old sleeves.

At that time, he also specially proposed to send 30 38 covers to the guard company, but the commander refused.

The commander of the guard company replied with a confident face: "Chief, the current guard company is not what it used to be!" ”

"This is all thanks to the independent battalion directly under the division, that is, the Lingqiu Independent Company with a large number of weapons and ammunition in the support army division, their battalion commander asked for our guard company to change its equipment by name, and then the commander agreed!"

"Now we have four crooked handles, a small artillery squad with three grenadiers, and the rifles are all three or eight big covers!"

"The ammunition is very abundant, each soldier has sixty rounds of ammunition, two grenades, five hundred rounds of ammunition for each machine gun, and the machine gunner and the secondary shooter are full of bullets! Even the pistols were replenished to us, each squad leader strengthened a Wang Ba box, and the platoon commander strengthened a box gun! ”

"The current guard company is definitely the main company with the best equipment and the most ammunition in the military division!"

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